MANSFIELD — Power companies are working “dilligently” Tuesday to get electric back on for Richland County residents, according to local Emergency Management Agency Director Joseph Petrycki. During a late-morning Zoom briefing with the media, Petrycki said the southern half of the county appeared to be the hardest hit by powerful thunderstorms and high winds that […]
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GALLERY: Shelby surveys storm damages
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No power means no AC: Heat advisory in effect in Richland County on Tuesday from noon to 9 p.m.
MANSFIELD — This is not the time to be without air conditioning. But here we are today for many of us. Nearly 60,000 customers across north central Ohio lost power overnight Monday and into Tuesday after powerful thunderstorms packing high winds roared through the area.
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Reader photos show extensive damage from overnight storms
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Nearly 60,000 power outages reported in north central Ohio after powerful storms
RICHLAND COUNTY — Almost 60,000 customers were without power Tuesday morning across north central Ohio after powerful storms packing high winds roared through the area Monday night. According to FirstEnergy and AEP websites on Tuesday morning, there were 59,457 customers currently without power in Richland, Ashland, Crawford and Knox counties.
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Stormy weather: Vincent van Gogh would appreciate the next 24 hours in north central Ohio
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh would presumably like the weather we’re likely to see in north central Ohio in the next few days. The post-Impressionist painter, who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history, loved him a good storm.
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June bang and boom: Strong to severe thunderstorms expected Wednesday afternoon
Hopefully you enjoyed the great weather over Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start to summer. Now get ready for some traditional summer-like weather, even though the official flag-drop on the season doesn’t start for another 20 days.
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Slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening
MANSFIELD — Batten down the hatches, folks. A storm’s a’brewing. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north central Ohio. This includes Crawford, Richland, Ashland and Knox counties.
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Break out the umbrellas, it’s going to be a wet weekend
MANSFIELD — “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head was a memorable song from the 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The B.J. Thomas’ tune and the film were both a hit.
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Tornado watch in effect until 9 p.m.
ASHLAND — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Ashland and Richland counties, among others in the region, until 9 p.m. Tuesday. The tornado watch follows the issuing of a hazardous weather outlook issued for the same areas, which forecasted thunderstorms this evening, along with wind gusts and heavy rain.